Senior Bid Manager

Alstom; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible working

Extra leave

Leave purchase

Novated leasing

Learning programs

Insurance coverage

Job summary

Alstom is seeking a Senior Bid Manager for a 12-month max-term contract with our ANZ Commercial Team in North Sydney. You will lead end-to-end bid preparation and submission, coordinating cross-functional input from engineering, procurement, finance, legal, and commercial teams to deliver competitive, compliant tenders.

You're responsible for bid strategy, risk and opportunity management, pricing coordination, and governance milestones, ensuring high-quality submissions that meet customer and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, or related discipline.
• Proven experience in bid management, tender coordination, or project delivery.
• Strong costing, planning, risk management, and commercial principles.
• Experience with contracts, pricing, and legal aspects of bids.
• Excellent stakeholder management across multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to lead complex activities under time pressure.
• High attention to detail and document/version control discipline.
• Confident communicator and proactive problem-solver.
• Proficiency in MS Office and collaboration tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end bid process in line with governance and tender processes.
• Define bid strategy with Tender Leaders, Platforms, and Commercial teams.
• Support win/no-win decisions and governance milestones.
• Contribute to commercial and pricing strategy and partner engagement.
• Develop bid plans, schedules and interdependencies.
• Coordinate cross-functional bid teams across engineering, procurement, finance, legal, operations, marketing, and more.
• Manage tender budgets and cost, schedule, quality and delivery commitments.
• Prepare risk and opportunity registers and facilitate reviews.
• Ensure compliance with customer requirements and internal governance.
• Coordinate preparation of technical descriptions and pricing schedules.
• Support contract negotiations and tender handover.
• Champion continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Bid management

Tender coordination

Stakeholder management

Governance & compliance

Risk management

Cross-functional leadership

Pricing strategy

Contract negotiations

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, or related discipline

Tools

MS Office

Collaboration tools

Job description

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, more than 80 000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Your Future Role:

As a Senior Bid Manager, you'll join us on a 12-month max-term contract within our ANZ Commercial Team, you will lead the preparation and delivery of a competitive, compliant, and profitable bid for high-value, critical tenders based in our North Sydney office. You'll take end-to-end ownership of the bid process, from opportunity qualification through to tender submission and handover, while coordinating cross-functional teams and aligning technical, commercial, and financial inputs. You'll play a critical role in shaping winning strategies, managing risks and opportunities, and ensuring high-quality submissions that meet both customer and internal requirements.

You Will:

• Lead the end-to-end bid process in line with internal governance and tender processes.
• Analyse tender requirements and define the bid operational strategy in collaboration with Tender Leaders, Platforms, and Commercial teams.
• Support win/no-win decisions, tender reviews, and internal governance milestones.
• Contribute to commercial and pricing strategy, including partner engagement where required.
• Develop and manage detailed bid plans, schedules, and interdependencies.
• Lead and coordinate cross-functional bid teams (engineering, procurement, finance, legal, operations, marketing, and more).
• Allocate responsibilities, drive inputs, and ensure commitments are clearly defined and documented.
• Manage tender budgets and lead cost, schedule, quality, and delivery (QCDP) commitments and optimisation.
• Prepare and maintain risk and opportunity registers, facilitating risk reviews and alignment across stakeholders.Ensure full compliance with customer requirements, internal standard, and governance processes, including compliance matrices, deviations, and assumptions.
• Coordinate preparation of technical descriptions, pricing schedules, and administrative documentation.
• Support contract negotiations and customer clarification processes where required.
• Support the transition from bid to project at tender handover, contributing to win/loss analysis and lessons learned.
• Champion continuous improvement, best practice, and knowledge sharing across the bid community.

All About You:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, or a related discipline
• Proven experience in bid management, tender coordination, or project delivery environments (project delivery experience is a plus).
• Strong understanding of costing, planning, risk management, and commercial principles, with exposure to the contractual, financial, and legal aspects of bids and tenders.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to lead complex activities under time pressure and competing priorities.
• High attention to detail with strong document and version control discipline.
• Confident communicator, able to challenge assumptions and drive alignment.
• Proficiency in MS Office and collaboration tools.
• Accountable and outcome focused, with a proactive, resilient, and adaptable mindset.
• Collaborative, inclusive, and customer-oriented.

Things You'll Enjoy:

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Flexible working options and additional leave days
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave and access novated leasing schemes
• Comprehensive development programs and award-winning learning opportunities
• Stability, challenge, and a long-term career path with opportunities for growth across a global industry leader
• Comprehensive insurance coverage (life, salary continuance, medical)

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.

Job Type: Experienced